16 May 2011

Continuing on with my citrus theme for this summer! The inspiration for this recipe came from a magazine, but I ended up changing it so much that's not even close to the same recipe anymore. I marinated turkey tenderloins in a flavorful ginger, honey, and lime marinade then Jim threw them on the grill. The combination of citrus flavor with smokey grilled flavor just screams "summer" to me!

Directions:Place turkey tenderloins in a large resealable plastic bag. In a bowl, combine the lime juice, honey, ginger, and salt. Stir well to combine. Remove ¼ cup of the marinade; set aside. Add oil to remaining marinade and stir. Pour marinade in bag with turkey, close bag, refrigerate, and marinate for 4 hours.

Remove turkey from marinade and grill over medium heat. Five minutes before they are done, brush tenders with reserved glaze.

Let rest for a few minutes after grilling and slice against the grain.

Makes 4 servings.

You can certainly leave out the ginger; it would still be really good with just the honey and lime, but you know how much I love ginger! I only marinated this for about an hour and half when I made it the other night, but I thought it could use a longer marinating time because the flavor didn't seep in very far. You don't want to marinate it so long that the lime juice starts "cooking" the turkey though.

When I say "20 oz. fresh turkey tenderloins", I'm not talking about that pre-marinated turkey log thing. I'm talking about these Jennie-O turkey tenderloins. There are usually 3 in a package. I often have a really hard time finding them where I shop, but I spotted these at Meijer the last time I went and was so excited to use them. I love turkey, and not just on Thanksgiving. I don't understand why you can't buy boneless skinless turkey breasts the way you can chicken breasts. I know that they taste similar, but I can tell a difference. I also love the Jennie-O turkey breast cutlets. The Jennie-O stuff is kind of expensive, so I don't buy it very often, but every once in a while you have to get out of your chicken rut!